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WEDNESDAY • 9 AUGUST 2023 • ISSUE 856 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY
EDITORIAL • PAGE 11
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Three underwater
volcanoes discovered
off Sicily by Maltese,
Italian expedition
MATTHEW VELLA
THE former permanent secretary Al-
fred Camilleri testified in the parlia-
mentary public accounts committee
as MPs continue hearing witnesses on
the NAO inquiry into the Electrogas
gas plant procurement.
Camilleri, a former finance ministry
permanent secretary under both Na-
tionalist and Labour administrations,
answered questions over the course
of two hours, justifying the work and
role of the ministry in issuing govern-
ment guarantees to private company
Electrogas before they could secure
permanent bank financing.
The main body of questions was cen-
tered around the guarantees issued by
the State to Electrogas – first on an €88
million bridge loan, and later on a ma-
jor €360 million loan.
KURT SANSONE
THREE large underwater volcanoes were discov-
ered off Sicily's south-western coast by Maltese
and Italian researchers scouring the seabed be-
tween Mazara del Vallo and Sciacca.
Top civil servant explains
to PAC necessity of
Electrogas guarantees
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Expedition coordinated by
Maltese and Italian researchers
explores Sicily Channel
seabed and discovers three
new undersea volcanoes and a
shipwreck
The three volvanoes were detected in the area between
Mazara del Vallo and Sciacca in Sicily
A new business centre at the former Savoy Hotel in Gzira will blend contemporary architecture with the existing building and fresh
visuals show how it will look. This photomontage shows how the new business centre will look to the thousands of visitors who
travel on Savoy Hill every day. SEE PAGE 7
